Community projects took centre stage as Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael returned to his Islay roots for a day of visits across the island. His day began by visiting Port Ellen Harbour Association who have received over £340,000 from the Coastal Communities Fund to install a new pontoon arrang
Three winners of the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) annual Archaeology Awards have recently been announced. The Awards recognise best practice in applying an archaeological reporting protocol developed in partnership between the industry and English Heritage. Mark Russell, Di
Chris Campbell, Executive Director of Marine Renewables Canada, has written an article after the organization’s participation in Thetis 2014 marine renewable energy conference in France. At France’s Thetis 2014 conference and tradeshow, Marine Renewables Canada was engaged in intensive meetings with
A new £11.3 million innovation centre dedicated to helping Scotland capitalise on the growing market in analytics and ‘big data’ technology is set to open later this year. The investment is projected to return a minimum of 345 new jobs and an additional £155 million of value to the Scottish economy.
The 6th Bristol Tidal Forum, a day full of information about global opportunities for tidal energy, will be held in Geographical Sciences Building of University of Bristol on April 24. There will be a great line up of speakers for the two morning sessions as well as a panel session in the afternoon
Under the instruction of Rosmorrechflot on April 18, 2014, in Vladivostok, the agreement was signed between Vladivostok Administration, FSUE “Rosmorport” and LLC “Inflot Worldwide Rus” on collaboration for the purposes of development of urban port infrastructure for the cruise shipping. The document
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has invested more than £1 million in the latest technologies, sensors and tools available from Tritech International Ltd, a Moog Inc. company. Many of the products will enhance the ROV tooling capabilities, which are available through recently acquired Acteon Company,
Peel Ports Group has awarded a multi-million pound contract to Shanghai-based Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co (ZPMC) to supply state-of-the-art ‘mega’ container cranes for its new Liverpool2 development. ZPMC will initially supply five ship-to-shore (STS) megamax quay cranes and 12 cantilever rail-mount
Cornwall Council has decided to take enforcement action against Commercial Estates Group (CEG) over the sea defences at Crinnis Beach, Carlyon Bay. At a meeting of the Central area Planning Committee, councillors expressed their anger and frustration over the continued blighting of the beach by the
Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH has won the contract for the turnkey supply and installation package of the inner array grid cable system for the Nordsee One Offshore Wind Farm, a project developed by RWE Innogy GmbH. The OWF will be situated within the German Bight sector of the North Sea, about 40
A recent press event at Volvo Construction Equipment’s Konz facility has not only unveiled the company’s latest EC250E crawler excavator, but also gone behind the scenes at one of Germany’s ‘top national employers’. Journalists gathered in early April for a ‘Made in Germany’ event at Volvo Construct
Last year, TenneT chose Alstom for the DolWin 3 offshore project. This project, connecting the North Sea wind farms to the continental electricity network, has an investment volume of over one billion euros. Recently, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), and TenneT have agreed to make a joint i
The jacket of the HelWin beta HVDC platform has been successfully placed at its position in the German part of the North Sea, Heerema Fabrication Group informed via social media. After Heerema Fabrication Group had finished building the HelWin beta jacket at its yard in Vlissingen, the structure sai
The jacket of the HelWin beta HVDC platform has been successfully placed at its position in the German part of the North Sea, Heerema Fabrication Group informed via social media. After Heerema Fabrication Group had finished building the HelWin beta jacket at its yard in Vlissingen, the structure sai
